Auction sale reference

Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997) - Martin, ab in die Ecke und schäm dich (Martin, Into the Corner, You Should Be Ashamed of Yourself)

Sold for $9,520,000 at Christie's on May 11, 2021.

Sculpture of a man in a white shirt, suspenders, and dark trousers facing into the corner of a white room.

Lot description

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER (1953-1997) Martin, ab in die Ecke und schäm dich (Martin, Into the Corner, You Should Be Ashamed of Yourself) wood, metal, styrofoam, foam rubber and clothing 70 3/8 x 26 x 14 1/8 in. (178.8 x 66 x 35.9 cm.) Executed in 1989. This work is the first of six unique variants.

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